Journeys past and present: time-manner-place in the perfect tense
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the correct German word order of time before manner before place when discussing trips in the past tense.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Consolidating vocabulary in different contexts is an important skill which needs regular practice.
- Some words have more than one meaning and it is important to use context to select the correct meaning
- German adverbs in a sentence follow the order time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP.
- TMP, in German wann-wie-wo, applies in all tenses.
- In the perfect tense, the past partiple goes at the sentence end after the TMP elements.
Keywords
Time-manner-place (TMP) - the order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP
Common misconception
Although some German words have more than one meaning, most of them have a main meaning and it's not important to know the other meanings.
Some very frequent words have several different meanings, all of them commonly used. It is important to know the meanings and to use context to select the right meaning. For example, 'vor' can mean 'in front of', 'before' and 'ago'.
Teacher tip
Task B1 (dictogloss) can be adapted and scaffolded to suit students of all abilities in practising the use of time, manner, place, in the perfect tense. Task B2 can also be open-ended to support adaptive teaching.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which noun is plural?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to last, lasting
to visit, visiting
to meet, meeting
to swim, swimming
to look, watch
to pull, pulling
Q3.Match the German and English.
bathroom
data
drive, trip
companies
middle
lakes
Q4.Order the words to say: 'Tomorrow I am allowed to go to the youth club.'
Q5.Write in English: 'vor drei Wochen'.
Q6.Write in German: 'the ship was fast'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.'Ich hänge die neue Uhr an die Wand.'. What does 'Uhr' mean in this sentence?
Q2.Which sentence correctly follows the TMP rule?
Q3.Order the sentence according to TMP.
Q4.Write in English: 'ich bin vor dem Schloss'.
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